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Evening all! Visit from the water board sorted it - it's the old supply pipe to the village from before this estate was built. Just waiting on official docs/advice (they want to check there's nothing routed inside it) then we can continue building...*phew*.. Thanks very much for your...

Thanks Keego - so it's unlikely to be a drain - does that mean its unlikely to be carrying water....i.e. its a gas main?? :(

Definitely metal - magnet will stick to it. Also cleaned it up a bit (hoping it would say 'water' on the side :D) and noticed the fitting on the end, pic: http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss301/RatherDIY/003.jpg Don't think I'll be drilling any holes but good idea about digging out near...

Thanks guys - regarding the deeds, nothing shown that matches. The property is in Berkshire. The estate was built mid 80's on what was farm land. The house backs onto fields and there's a water reservoir a few fields away which I believe supplies the estate - our current guess is its a...

Hi all.. I've got footings for an extension dug and came across a pipe, its metal, black and about 10" diameter. We can't build over it until we've found out what it is - any ideas? I've got gas board and water board coming to look but thought I'd ask here in case anyone's seen this kind...

Hi Will.. Not really an answer but I've had success twice by removing and replacing just the tap/gland (i.e. not the whole stop tap cos I always end up with the wrong size!! :oops: ) The only thing to watch is the depth of the replacement tap part, some are longer than others.. I'm no...

Hi all...time for me to add to this really useful website!! Water board recently replaced our stop tap in the street because flow in the house is poor (9 litre/min @ 2.5 bar). Street flow is 25 litre/min @ 2.5 bar. Unfortunately it made no difference. Points pretty firmly to the problem...